Monthname

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MonthName

Returns the name of a month number in the system's language, or its abbreviation.

Syntax

Declare Function MonthName ( ByVal month As Long, ByVal abbreviate As Long = 0 ) As String

Parameters

• month
• abbreviate

Description

If abbreviate is true, the month name abbreviation is returned. If omitted or false, the whole name is returned.

The compiler will not recognize this function unless vbcompat.bi or datetime.bi is included.

Return Value

Returns the local operating system language month name from month value 1 to 12.

Remarks

Usage

#include "vbcompat.bi"

result = MonthName( month_number [, abreviate ] )

Differences from QB

• Did not exist in QB. This function appeared in Visual Basic.

Examples

#include "vbcompat.bi"

Dim ds As Double = DateSerial(2005, 11, 28) + TimeSerial(7, 30, 50)

Print Format(ds, "yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss "); MonthName(Month(ds))

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Category: Date and Time Functions
Kind: function

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